Wisdom 4:12 - Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² For fascination with entertainment obscures good things, and the unfaithfulness of desire subverts the mind without malice.

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Common English Bible

¹² Envying what is worthless blinds people to what is good, and the whirlwind of desire undermines an innocent mind.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² For the bewitching of vanity obscureth good things, and the wandering of concupiscence overturneth the innocent mind.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹² We all know that people can be so fascinated by evil that they cannot recognize what is good even when they are looking right at it. Innocent people can be so corrupted with desire that they can think of nothing but what they want.)

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

¹² For the fascination of wickedness obscures the things which are good, and the whirl of desire perverts an innocent mind.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

¹² Even the most innocent person can be deceived and destroyed by sinful thoughts.

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